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Alice Nuttall is a PhD student at the university where I work, and it was a colleague of mine who pointed me in the direction of her debut novel, Spider Circus. I am really glad that I was because I…
Continue readingFollowing the launch of The End Of All Worlds in May this year Kevin Domenic of the Searching for Heroes book website was kind enough to interview me about my story, and, umm… me. That was back in June, and…
Continue readingTo celebrate one month in print, I have been interviewed by Kevin Domenic for the Searching For Heroes website. So if you want to find out a bit more about me, my life, my influences of course my debut novel,…
Continue reading1. How has marriage changed you? I’m not sure that marriage has changed me. Meeting Emma definitely has. I am so much more confident about myself than I used to be and can convey myself and my thoughts with way…
Continue readingAbout nine years ago rachel2205 interviewed me in five questions. After being reminded of this last weekend, she asked me five more… 1. If you could save just ONE object (i.e. not a living thing, assume they are safe!) from…
Continue readingI have just been been offered and accepted for a new permanent job. From 5th October I shall be a Web Designer for Oxford Brookes University. It’s a proper job with a modest pay rise, good holidays, sickness, a final…
Continue readingSo, finally, the day for the long-awaited interview for a Web Designer job at Oxford Brookes has come. I applied for this job at the back-end of July, whilst still on on jobsworth seekers allowance, but it wasn’t for another…
Continue readingFinally! I was beginning to think that I wasnât going to get another one, but yes, yes I have. I have an interview. Weirdly though, I felt sure it wasnât to be in this case as the closing date was…
Continue readingI’ve just had an interview for rolling 2 month contract scarilly close to my old Cowley stomping ground – like spitting distance close. For the first time ever I was actually a few minutes late for the interview. I had…
Continue readingI’m not a big fan of telephone interviews at the best of times. I’m even less a fan of late telephone interviews. Today’s was scheduled for 2.30pm and I was sitting, waiting with both the landline and the mobile waiting….
Continue readingJust had a phone call from the University of Buckingham. I’m on the longlist for their IT Support Officer role and they would like to conduct a telephone interview with me tomorrow at 2.30pm. I declared my mild aspergers to…
Continue readingFor the third time in two years, my first day of unemployment has had the sting taken out of it by gorgeously beautiful and warm weather. That said I started the day positively, with an interview &#z2013; or be it…
Continue readingMy days at work this week are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (or the days that Eddie doesnât work). That said, I was technically âin workâ as in âin the buildingâ for some of today anyhow for I had an interview,…
Continue readingEmma has an interview for a nurses job at Bicester Vets on Thursday at 3pm. Good luck Em! 🙂 xx
Continue readingOh. Bugger. I didn’t get the job at Pearson. Back to the drawing board… :-
Continue readingSo what does an Asset Management Coordinator do? In fairness I did have ‘some’ clue having done my research and had a chat with Ros for some ‘insider info’ on Pearson. Don’t you just love it though, when you don’t…
Continue readingIt always is the case, these days, that the more Em and I have the best of weekends, and the longer that we are together, then the harder it is the day after. Today has been a struggle. And then…
Continue reading1. Today I’ve been driving Hopcroft Holt’s shiny red Citroen C1 today, which is a ‘boy’s car’ if ever there was one â it’s a bit like a drink’s can really! My car seems to have an oil leak, so…
Continue reading1. Another day, another interview. Just four days since I was there this afternoon I was back down to Milton Park, Abingdon Didcot for another interview. Went well, possibly not as well as the last Thursday’s one. We shall see….
Continue readingOh, bugger, that was quick. I attended an interview this morning for a Web Designer/Developer position at a company in Summertown, Oxford. I thought it looked quite interesting â working on creating some kind social networking site for businesses wanting…
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